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Do you like the Finnish M36 field cap but would like to have thinner fabric for hot weather? Lucky for you, we made the same cap now in cotton. Very stylish, soft, and literally cool summer hat. This is a limited 20th anniversary edition, so get yours fast before some tall handsome stranger from the north buys them all.
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Do you like the Finnish M36 field cap but would like to have thinner fabric for hot weather? Lucky for you, we made the same cap now in cotton. Very stylish, soft, and literally cool summer hat. This is a limited 20th anniversary edition, so get yours fast before some tall handsome stranger from the north buys them all.
A little bit of history
The Finnish "verikauha" (= blood ladle, no one really knows where the name comes from) is as old as Finland itself. This style of caps were first widely issued in the First World War to German and Austro-Hungarian mountain troops. The design was brought to Finland in 1918 by Finnish Jaegers returning from training in Germany. From there on it was the go-to field cap design for "White" troops during the Finnish Civil War.
After the Civil War, the "verikauha" became the official piece of headwear for Finnish troops. It was used throughout WW2 up to the 21st century with a number of different variants evolving throughout the decades.
Features
The M36 cap is absolutely fantabulous in almost everything but because of the thick wool, it isn’t the ideal summer hat. To commemorate our 20th b-day, we now made this summer version from a thinner fabric. This looks a lot like the WWII era "Lotta cap", which we also made eons ago. (Lotta Svärd was the Finnish women’s voluntary civil defense organization during WWII.) However, the buttoned flaps on the front are the same way round as on the M36 field cap and thus they are the wrong way round in comparison to the original lotta cap.
Materials
We wanted a similar fabric as the one used in the Finnish army M36 summer tunic. It is of course impossible to get the original stuff but we managed to go pretty close to the look and feel by having our own fabric made in the UK. By the way, the same fabric was used in the summer tunics of the latest Unknown Soldier film, which you should see if you haven’t. Watch the original, too. The main material is 70% cotton and 30% viscose. Lining is made from 100% cotton (150g/m2.
Size info
These are in European hat sizes, which is the circumference of the head in centimeters. We have also added the US size in brackets. Note that these caps are a bit stretchy. The test person with the head size 60 managed to don the caps 58-60, although 58 gave a bit of an unpleasant squeeze. So, going with your own size is fine but if you are in between, you can take the smaller.
Kierto Circular Economy
Return this product used but clean and unbroken, and you'll receive half of the product's original price as Varusteleka credits. Service is available only in Finland. Only Registered users can make Kierto returns. See more information about Kierto.
Varusteleka Särmä
Särmä is our own brand of clothing and equipment. When you buy Särmä, you get purpose-built stuff at a decent price. They will serve their purpose well in outdoor and everyday use and won't cost you an arm and a leg! For further reading, check out the Varusteleka's Särmä page.
Särmä products are covered by a 12-month warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. For further information, please read our detailed warranty guide.
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Alex T. 30.08.2023 Verified purchase
MUTTA.
Se negatiivinen asia: napit on ommeltu päin vittua. Koska tämä päähine on Lekan synttärituotantoa, lienee orjatyövoima väsyneenä painanut näitä kokoon 25-26.08.2023 välisenä yönä silmät tapittaen, että saadaan kyseinen tavara myyntiin 26.08.2023 synttärijuhliin. Omassa kappaleessani on alanappi ommeltu väärinpäin, sekä molemmat napit siten, etteivät ne ole keskisauman mukaisesti, mistä johtuu se, etteivät läpät istu riittävän kireästi, vaan löysästi. Onneksi nappien uudelleenompeleminen ei ole rakettitiedettä ja korjaantuu kädenkäänteessä.
M/36 vaatetusjärjestelmä on ajattoman sotilaallisen kaunis ja tuote pärjää jo alkuperäisellä suunnittelullaan pitkälle sotilasestetiikassa.



Joseph S. 29.09.2023 Verified purchase
On the upside, I've received several compliments from various men and women about it, so the sewing issue is fine.


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